Recent Scientific Developments in Genetics, Genomics, and Breeding of Fruit Trees

Dear Colleagues,

Fruit trees are cultivated all over the world due to their great economic value. In recent years, the increasing demand for high-quality fruit with high resistance to pests and diseases has tremendously promoted the development of fruit tree research. However, detailed functional analyses of fruit trees are far behind model plants, due to highly heterozygous and complex genomes and the barrier of plant genetic transformation and/or regeneration in some fruit tree species. Fortunately, the application of next-generation sequencing technologies coupled with rapid advances in bioinformatics has facilitated the development of fruit trees for genetic and genomic studies as well as molecular breeding over the last decade. Furthermore, the development of gene-editing technologies, such as CRISPR-Cas9, allows for their application in the study of fruit tree genetics and breeding.

The proposed Topical Collection entitled “Recent Scientific Developments in Genetics, Genomics, and Breeding of Fruit Trees” aims to present advances in gene mining, genetic mechanisms, omics analyses (e.g., genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics), and the application of gene-editing technologies and molecular breeding of fruit trees. We look forward to receiving your manuscripts (including reviews and research articles) and are eager to share your newest findings.

Dr. Minjie Qian
Dr. Aidi Zhang
Dr. Junbei Ni
Collection Editors

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